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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains 12 V DC
Current RX 3 A ? ?
TX Max 11 A - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
180 × 50 × 188 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000732A K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 PRESIDENT-JAMES